Chapter 146

Brandon’s gaze brought Sophia to a screeching halt, leaving her feeling awkward as all get out.

She had bolted over to the hall the second she hopped out of the cab.

The second she stepped into the hall, she was greeted with a massive, fire-engine red banner screaming “A Warm Celebration of Star Dempsey Architects’ Grand Opening!” and the buzz of a party in full swing in the reception area.

In that moment, a wave of cold feet washed over her as she got closer to home turf.

The timing of her card drop was kinda iffy.

While she was on the fence about whether to crash the party or not, Brandon caught sight of her, and those piercing peepers of his threw her for a loop.

Brandon’s deep, cold gaze was like a riddle wrapped in an enigma-she couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

The courage she had mustered up was slowly but surely deflating under his intense stare.

Suddenly, she was second-guessing whether she had shown up at an inopportune time.

Don also spotted her and flashed a grin that had a hint of surprise when he did.

Sophia couldn’t help but return the smile before her eyes drifted back to Brandon.

Brandon was still in the same pose, the same intense, cold stare, just standing there, motionless across the crowd, giving her the eye.

People at the venue started to pick up on Brandon’s unusual stare, craning their necks to sneak a peek at Sophia.

turns sparked

heads turned to look towards the entrance.

with all eyes on her.

her heel to leave, figuring she’d better wait outside in the lobby and not stir up any trouble during the opening

face turned to ice, he chucked the mic onto the table, and leaped off the stage, striding through the crowd towards the departing Sophia

went

flabbergasted by the sudden turn of events, their heads

frantic, and as he nearly reached Sophia, he suddenly reached out,

looked at Brandon, her face a blank

Brandon demanded, his voice as

her hand instinctively pointing towards the public area’s couch. “I was just gonna wait over there ’til

gaze not softening one bit as he kept his eyes locked on

loss under his intense scrutiny,

looked at her, not saying a word, then suddenly stepped forward, his hand snaking

Sophia fell silent.

with

had a clear view of the

were antsy and confused, craning their necks, trying to catch a glimpse of the action

oblivious to the drama unfolding outside. She only saw Brandon ditch the mic and

pulling a colleague towards her

was already at the door when Brandon pulled Sophia into a kiss, slamming the reception hall’s doors shut to shield the untimely scene from prying

opening ceremony. “Now, let’s give a big hand to our designers, a young

the action outside sighed as they watched the door close, whispering to their neighbors, trying to get the skinny

mill working overtime, coughed pointedly into

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